NGC 51 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda.

[3] The galaxy was discovered on September 7, 1885, by Lewis Swift, who described it as "Pretty faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle.

"[3] One supernova, SN 2016gxp (type Ia, mag.

18.6), was discovered in NGC 51 on October 5, 2016.

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